Randy Crawford
Veronica " Randy " Crawford ( born February 18, 1952 in Macon, Georgia) is an American jazz and soul singer. It belongs next to Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin and Dee Dee Bridgewater of the most successful of the genre.
Biography
Randy Crawford was discovered when she noticed in her church choir through her expressive voice. Even as a youth, her father took her on tour in the U.S. and Europe, where it caused a sensation even at their first live appearances in clubs. The breakthrough came with his band The Crusaders and the soundtrack to the film Sharky 's Machine, which also includes the highly successful song Street Life comes from. Highlights of her career were the joint appearance with Al Jarreau in 1981 at the Montreux Jazz Festival and the duet with Italian star Zucchero in the Moscow Kremlin in 1990. During the last years, they often worked for UNICEF. 2006, she released the album Feeling Good, on which it was accompanied by Joe Sample. Sample had founded The Crusaders.
Randy Crawford has won in over three decades, with its warm, richly varied voices many followers worldwide. Her later albums were released in less well-known record labels. In 2012, she gave along with the ' Joe Sample Trio' some concerts in Germany.